KENYA: Five Die in Raging Flood
11/05/2017Five people have died in various parts of Kwale County after they were swept away by raging floods as heavy rains continue pounding the Coast region. Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya.
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EAC Considers Fast Track Implementation of Regional Air Transports
11/05/2017East Africa Community (EAC) member states are set to meet in June to fast track implementation of the single air transport market, the bloc said on Wednesday. Senior Transport Economist.
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Gender
Uganda Female Activist Granted Bail
11/05/2017Stella Nyanzi, the Ugandan academic who was arrested for allegedly criticizing the country’s leader on social media, was released on bail Wednesday after spending more than a month in jail..
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China, Africa Trade, Investment ‘off to a flying start’ in 2017
11/05/2017China’s trade with African countries rose nearly one-fifth in the first quarter from a year earlier, while its direct investment in the continent soared 64 percent, the Chinese commerce.
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FDI Flows to Africa Threatened by Global Economic Uncertainty
11/05/2017By: Barnabas Thondhlana FDI flows to Africa threatened by global economic uncertainty – governments and investors gather to discuss possible solutions At a Roundtable event in Nairobi, Ministers from across.
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Trump Defends Decision to Fire FBI Director
11/05/2017U.S. President Donald Trump is defending his move to fire FBI Director James Comey, saying “he wasn’t doing a good job.” Trump made the comment Wednesday in the Oval Office,.
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Somalia Moves to Boost Security amid Al-Shabab Unrest
11/05/2017By: Mohammed Adow World leaders will join UN representatives in London on Thursday at a conference on Somalia to discuss issues related to the country’s security and governance high on the agenda. Mogadishu, with.
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Governance and Policy
Malawi: Civil Servants Trade Union Demand Salary Hike
11/05/2017The Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) of Malawi has expressed displeasure with the government’s reluctance to meet the union to discuss an increment in the salaries of civil servants. General.
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